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dotsandlinesSubtitle: Violations of Personal Space
Anime: Spice and Wolf, seasons 1 and 2 (no spoilers to speak of)
Song: "Patrick Fagan", Bastard Bearded Irishmen
Genre: Romantic comedy shenanigans.
Summary: Everybody wants a share of Lawrence's...business dealings. Lawrence mainly wants to be taken seriously. Sigh.
Other warnings: Some partial nudity. Not all that much, considering this show's reputation.
Links: Org, YouTube, Direct (XviD)
This video was built as such:
Lawrence's original goal of becoming a fine upstanding member of society
+ townsgirl-of-the-week syndrome
+ the covers/promos made you think that this show was all about T&A...hahahaha
+ the Celtic-influenced score in the anime
+ pure evil
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this video
Despite being egregiously dumb, this video wound up following the Lawrence's Life Goals thread of the plot in a strangely sincere way. Mostly in an effort to try and capture a little of the tone of the song. (The recurring phrase "you people" struck me, stranger-in-a-strange-land style. But I toned down a few early clip choices that were a little too serious.)
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Bastard Bearded Irishmen are a Pittsburgh band in that fake-Celtic-punk style. This is a traditional song, as far as I know, and it sounds even more cheesy in its original form.
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Lyrics, as far as I understand them. It sounds like they go off-book from the lyrics I'm finding online, in a few spots.
"Patrick Fagan", a.k.a. "Patsy Fagan"
Well hello, Patrick Fagan!, you can hear the girls all cry
Hello, Patrick Fagan, you're the apple of me eye
But a decent boy from Ireland, there's no one can deny
You're a rare-em, tear-em, devil-may-care of a decent Irish boy
I'm working here in Glasgow, I've got a decent job
I carry bricks and mortar, and the pay is fifteen bob
I wake up in the morning, I get up with the lark
And when you're walking down the street, you can hear the girls remark:
Well hello, Patrick Fagan!, you can hear the girls all cry
Hello, Patrick Fagan, you're the apple of me eye
But a decent boy from Ireland, there's no one can deny
You're a rare-em, tear-em, devil-may-care of a decent Irish boy
The day that I left Ireland 'twas many months ago
I left my home in Ulster where the [???????*] grow
Since I left old Ireland, it's always been my plan
To let you people see that I'm a decent Irish man
Well hello, Patrick Fagan!, you can hear the girls all cry
Hello, Patrick Fagan, you're the apple of me eye
But a decent boy from Ireland, there's no one can deny
You're a rare-em, tear-em, devil-may-care of a decent Irish boy
If any one among you would like to marry me
I'll give you [????**] in my little home across the Irish Sea
I'll dress you up in satin, I'll do the best I can
To let you people see that I'm a decent Irish man
Hello, Patrick Fagan!, you can hear the girls all cry
Hello, Patrick Fagan, you're the apple of me eye
But a decent boy from Ireland, there's no one can deny
You're a rare-em, tear-em, devil-may-care of a decent Irish boy
* The old lyrics seem to be "fields of praties", but I swear that is not what they're singing. I hear "???? of daisies".
** All I can hear is "I'll give you mice in my little home", argh. The usual is "I'll take you back to my little home".
And if anyone can turn S&W inside-out into a "Whiskey in the Jar" video, you are a greater editor than I. I just think it would be super-amusing. For one thing, there are like 7 possible Captain Ferrells. But no firearms.
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If you haven't seen this series, it's not actually this kind of romantic comedy, 90% of the time. It's about economics, romantic-comedy verbal sparring, UST, pretty scenery, and food/drink porn, in that order. After that comes harem-style romantic comedy (as seen here), Mayfly-December romance angst, and ruminations on the shift from paganism to deism. There are multiple entire scenes of people talking about speculative trading and/or the devaluation of currency, often between two characters just parked in some inn somewhere. Its sheer nerve is awesome, and the characterization and main romance plot are subtler than most anime I've seen.
Anime: Spice and Wolf, seasons 1 and 2 (no spoilers to speak of)
Song: "Patrick Fagan", Bastard Bearded Irishmen
Genre: Romantic comedy shenanigans.
Summary: Everybody wants a share of Lawrence's...business dealings. Lawrence mainly wants to be taken seriously. Sigh.
Other warnings: Some partial nudity. Not all that much, considering this show's reputation.
Links: Org, YouTube, Direct (XviD)
This video was built as such:
Lawrence's original goal of becoming a fine upstanding member of society
+ townsgirl-of-the-week syndrome
+ the covers/promos made you think that this show was all about T&A...hahahaha
+ the Celtic-influenced score in the anime
+ pure evil
__________________________
this video
Despite being egregiously dumb, this video wound up following the Lawrence's Life Goals thread of the plot in a strangely sincere way. Mostly in an effort to try and capture a little of the tone of the song. (The recurring phrase "you people" struck me, stranger-in-a-strange-land style. But I toned down a few early clip choices that were a little too serious.)
---
Bastard Bearded Irishmen are a Pittsburgh band in that fake-Celtic-punk style. This is a traditional song, as far as I know, and it sounds even more cheesy in its original form.
---
Lyrics, as far as I understand them. It sounds like they go off-book from the lyrics I'm finding online, in a few spots.
"Patrick Fagan", a.k.a. "Patsy Fagan"
Well hello, Patrick Fagan!, you can hear the girls all cry
Hello, Patrick Fagan, you're the apple of me eye
But a decent boy from Ireland, there's no one can deny
You're a rare-em, tear-em, devil-may-care of a decent Irish boy
I'm working here in Glasgow, I've got a decent job
I carry bricks and mortar, and the pay is fifteen bob
I wake up in the morning, I get up with the lark
And when you're walking down the street, you can hear the girls remark:
Well hello, Patrick Fagan!, you can hear the girls all cry
Hello, Patrick Fagan, you're the apple of me eye
But a decent boy from Ireland, there's no one can deny
You're a rare-em, tear-em, devil-may-care of a decent Irish boy
The day that I left Ireland 'twas many months ago
I left my home in Ulster where the [???????*] grow
Since I left old Ireland, it's always been my plan
To let you people see that I'm a decent Irish man
Well hello, Patrick Fagan!, you can hear the girls all cry
Hello, Patrick Fagan, you're the apple of me eye
But a decent boy from Ireland, there's no one can deny
You're a rare-em, tear-em, devil-may-care of a decent Irish boy
If any one among you would like to marry me
I'll give you [????**] in my little home across the Irish Sea
I'll dress you up in satin, I'll do the best I can
To let you people see that I'm a decent Irish man
Hello, Patrick Fagan!, you can hear the girls all cry
Hello, Patrick Fagan, you're the apple of me eye
But a decent boy from Ireland, there's no one can deny
You're a rare-em, tear-em, devil-may-care of a decent Irish boy
* The old lyrics seem to be "fields of praties", but I swear that is not what they're singing. I hear "???? of daisies".
** All I can hear is "I'll give you mice in my little home", argh. The usual is "I'll take you back to my little home".
And if anyone can turn S&W inside-out into a "Whiskey in the Jar" video, you are a greater editor than I. I just think it would be super-amusing. For one thing, there are like 7 possible Captain Ferrells. But no firearms.
---
If you haven't seen this series, it's not actually this kind of romantic comedy, 90% of the time. It's about economics, romantic-comedy verbal sparring, UST, pretty scenery, and food/drink porn, in that order. After that comes harem-style romantic comedy (as seen here), Mayfly-December romance angst, and ruminations on the shift from paganism to deism. There are multiple entire scenes of people talking about speculative trading and/or the devaluation of currency, often between two characters just parked in some inn somewhere. Its sheer nerve is awesome, and the characterization and main romance plot are subtler than most anime I've seen.
